Memphis is waiting for the birds to visit.
Once again it has been a very long time since I have written! I do have good reasons though! Since I have last posted, I have gotten engaged, kept it a secret from my family for 2 weeks, moved into our house, and since have been setting up our new home.
So here's the news.
In the first month of officially owning our first home we have
1) moved in! I think that is a pretty big undertaking!
2) re-shingled our roof thanks to the help of our friends and family we got it done in 2 weekends - not bad for moving in at the same time. It really needed it.
Before
After
3) painted the spare room to a more pleasant shade of green
Here you can see our new green and the horrid bright green that it used to be.
4) got the first few coats of paint on in the room we are turning into our office.
This is a slow process. Red takes awhile.
5) And our next major undertaking is the garage. The walls were already finished and we (meaning Drew) are working on the roof. Drywall is frickin heavy and my small hands had a tough time holding on.
Drew has most of the vapor barrier up and soon will be adding the drywall. It will be so nice to have a warm garage for my poor car!
Every weekend since we moved in has been hard on the checkbook. Luckily we have been saving up for all these big expenses.
Some things I have learned over the last month: Not spending money on gas is a wonderful thing; shopping for a new comforter for a bed SUCKS!; Home Depot is far superior to Menards; We should hug all professional roofers!; Having your own house is MAGICAL.
Oh yeah did I mention we got engaged? Drew and I went geocaching in Redwood Falls on Sept 26th. Little did I know that the day before, while I was at work, he had gone there and hid a "fake" geocache down by the falls. Boy was I surprised when I opened the paper to sign the log - and written on it was "Emily Lorenzen, Will you marry me?" I turned in confusion and there he was holding out a ring!! PERFECT!
The Ring!
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